WESG 2017 Dota 2 Finals: Team Russia Defeats paiN Gaming
WESG 2017 Dota 2 Finals: Team Russia Defeats paiN Gaming
Team Russia, which consists mainly of Virtus.pro players, defeated the Brazilian team paiN Gaming in the grand finals of WESG 2017, a $1,500,000 Dota 2 competition.
The final stage of World Electronic Sports Games took place on March 13-18 at Hainan International Convention & Exhibition Center in Haikou, China on March 13-18 and featured 30 teams competing for a $1,500,000 prize pool. The group stage consisted of two phases: first 30 teams were seeded into eight groups with best-of-one series, top two teams from each group advanced to the second phase. Then sixteen teams were placed into four groups with best-of-two series, with top two teams from each group qualifying for the playoffs. The playoffs stage was held in a single-elimination format with best-of-three matches.
In the playoffs Team Russia defeated SG e-sports (2-0) and Team Hellas (2-0), while paiN Gaming managed to win against Keen Gaming (2-1) and Rock.Y (2-1). The grand finals concluded with a 2-1 score in favour of the Russian national team, securing them $800,000 in prize money. Team Hellas defeated Rock.Y in the 3rd place match.
Playoffs Bracket
Tournament Results
| Place | $ USD | Team |
| 1st | $800,000 | Team Russia |
| 2nd | $300,000 | paiN Gaming |
| 3rd | $150,000 | Team Hellas |
| 4th | $70,000 | Rock.Y |
| 5th-8th | $25,000 | Fire Dragoon, Keen Gaming, SG e-sports, Ultima_Thule |
| 9th-16th | $10,000 | NiceOne, EHOME, Finland, HappyFeet, UAshki, Serbia, Peru, Team Leviathan |
| 17th-30th | - | Netherlands, Entity Gaming, Slice n Dice, Alpha Red, Volta 7, Learn2Gank, Seventh Heaven, While Rabbit Gaming, Unchained Esports, Germany, Sweden, EVOS Esports, Play 4 Fun, Romania |